Category: #Research

Every year December 1st-7th is IBD Awareness Week which is a week dedicated to raising awareness for IBD and bringing attention to those affected by the disease. During this, there are some amazing events going on through the CCFA and other advocates that include Facebook Live Chats, Twitter Chats and much more! This year I…

If you have not read the first post discussing what FMT is and how it might be used for IBD here is the link for it ☞FMT and IBD. I also wrote a post discussing types of remission which will help for this post as well check it out ☞ Types of IBD Remission. Now that we…

I want to discuss remission as it pertains to IBD. Remission is the goal of every patient and every treatment plan. The terminology can get confusing because there are a few different types of remission. The goal is to familiarize you enough with these terms and not confuse you, also it is important to know…

Did that title pull you in? Good! That was my plan! At this point, I am sure most of you have at least heard of the term “Fecal Microbiota Transplant” (FMT) or “Fecal Transplant.” It is currently being studied as a potential treatment for IBD patients so I want to do a series of blog…

I submitted my follow up post to health central about the gut microbiome. This time discussing how it can contribute to disease. Check it out below. Understanding how Gut Dysbiosis contributes to disease.

So recently I have been trying to figure out what we could do to help more IBD patients and to keep our social media out reach moving forward. I always like to ask our community what do they want to see? What can we do better or what is something new that you…